Blackhawk .45 Colt
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cratz2
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I don't know if the same would be true of of the Blackhawk but I got a Super Single Six in exchange for doing some computer work for a guy but it only had the 22 magnum cylinder. I tried to buy the 22LR cylinder from Ruger but they said I had to send the gun in for the cylinder to be fitted to it.
I think the cost was going to be $45 when I called. Not sure if that included return shipping.
I think the cost was going to be $45 when I called. Not sure if that included return shipping.
I bought my .45 Blackhawk with Colt and ACP cylinders for $360.00. This was special ordered from Galyan's. The highest price I found was $425. It is blued. I am willing to bet that the extra cylinder will end up costing you about $100 in the end, so you will be better off finding a gun with both in the first place.
Prepare to spend another $25 a cylinder to have the cylinder throat reamed out to the proper 0.4525". It is well worth the money. I have not gotten a belt mountain base pin or the Wolff extra strength latch, but that is my next step. Slap on some gunfighter grips and I think she will be done!
Prepare to spend another $25 a cylinder to have the cylinder throat reamed out to the proper 0.4525". It is well worth the money. I have not gotten a belt mountain base pin or the Wolff extra strength latch, but that is my next step. Slap on some gunfighter grips and I think she will be done!
targetshootr
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unfortunately no. ruger wont sell you a cylinder or barrel of any kind. i has tried. they will only replace anything lost or damaged so unless the serial number shows it was shipped with a 45 acp cylinder, they wont fit one.
BluesBear
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Ruger WILL fit a .45acp cylinder for you. You DO have to ship them the gun, When you get it back you will have a cylinder that will properly fit your gun and it will be numbered to match.
targetshootr
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if that is true. please let us know. i talked to several people at ruger just a couple of months ago about fitting a 44-40 cylinder to my 44 mag. my answer above is what i was told despite a persistant 20 minute phone call.
Preacherman
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Targetshootr, you may find that's because of the different calibers involved in .44-40 (.427) and .44 Magnum (.429), as well as the wildly different pressures of the rounds. Ruger may have decided that they simply don't want to have that sort of legal liability.
targetshootr
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i think i will call them again next week to clarify. maybe they will fit a spare cylinder if you ship them the gun which is not something i will do when most every other gun maker will sell barrels and cylinders through brownells. and after you pay $30 shipping each way youre probably looking at $150. i managed to find a 44-40 cylinder from numrich for around $65 and sometimes the custom gunsmiths have spares also. and of course the auction sites.
Kentucky Rifle
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I guess Ruger *used to make Blackhawks in .45LC though. A friend of mine has one that he reloads for. It's a very pleasant shooting revolver. Probably about a 5.5 or 6 inch barrel. I was hitting a empty "Coleman Gas" can which someone had nailed to a fence post about 75 feet away. He even built a shoulder holster for it. (He's a BIG guy.) I remember asking him why he didn't get one in .44 mag. His reply was, "If I ever have to use this pistol for defense, .45LC will be better. A .44 mag at close range will zip right through a man without causing all *that much damage". Naturally, I didn't believe him. However, two weeks later, incredibly ~a man was shot through the chest at a sleezy bar near Churchill Downs and indeed, the bullet went through his chest without doing much damage. (He proceeded to beat the shooter to death.) It must have been a FMJ that didn't hit anything vital. That's the only way I can explain it. My friend just said, "See".<shrug>
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BluesBear
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Ruger still makes the Blackhawk in .45Colt. Two finishes in three barrel lengths even.
Thay also still make it as a convertible with an extra .45acp cylinder.
Re: the .44 magnum: It would have to have been a FMJ (does anyone make a .44m fmj?) since some of the soft point .44magnum hunting loads as well as the hard cast Buffalo Bore type loads would have no problem drilling right through a man.
Thay also still make it as a convertible with an extra .45acp cylinder.
Re: the .44 magnum: It would have to have been a FMJ (does anyone make a .44m fmj?) since some of the soft point .44magnum hunting loads as well as the hard cast Buffalo Bore type loads would have no problem drilling right through a man.
BluesBear
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clin4580,
To answer your original question, the suggested retail price on a Blued .45 Blackhawk Convertable is $489.00.
Check online with Davidson's Gallery Of Guns to see what they're going for at your local dealers.
To answer your original question, the suggested retail price on a Blued .45 Blackhawk Convertable is $489.00.
Check online with Davidson's Gallery Of Guns to see what they're going for at your local dealers.
cratz2
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Hrmm... $363 brand new with both cylinders seems like a pretty good price... I think I paid $329 for my Blackhawk with just the 45 Colt cylinder. I probably would have popped the extra for the convertible.
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cratz2
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Me? No... I bought it a couple years ago.
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I got the 7 1/2" 45 Convertible about 10 years ago, and it was great, but a little much to carry conveniently. I traded for the 4 5/8" 45 Convertible and it was just as good. A friend recently ordered the 5 1/2" Convertible from a dealer and got it in about 2 weeks IIRC. They are still available, and they are great guns. You can shoot hot LC loads, standard loads, cowboy loads, and a full range of 45 ACP loads. I wish I had kept the 7 1/2". What a pair that would have been!
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